Ulch language

Ulch
Native to	Russia
Region	Khabarovskiy Kray
Ethnicity	2,800 Ulch (2010 census)^[1]
Native speakers	150 (2010 census)^[1]
Language family	Tungusic Southern Nanai group Ulch
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ulc`
Glottolog	`ulch1241`^[2]

The Ulch language, or Olcha, is a Tungusic language spoken by the Ulch people in Siberia.

Alphabet

А а	(ā)	Б б	В в	Г г	Д д	Д’ д’	Е е
(ē)	Ё ё	(ё̄)	Ж ж	З з	И и	(ӣ)	Й й
К к	Л л	М м	Н н	Н’ н’	Ӈ ӈ	О о	(ō)
П п	Р р	С с	Т т	У у	(ӯ)	Ф ф	Х х
Ц ц	Ч ч	Ш ш	Щ щ	ъ	Ы ы	ь	Э э
(э̄)	Ю ю	(ю̄)	Я я	(я̄)

In brackets are letters that are used in writing, though not officially included in the alphabet.

References

1 2 Ulch at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ulch". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Bibliography

Bitkeeva, A.N.; V.Y. Gusev; O.A. Povoroznyuk; D.A. Funk; N.V. Khokhlov; K.G. Shakhovtsov (2005). "Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia". UNESCO Moscow Office. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

Tungusic languages

Northern

Northern proper	Even Evenki Kile Negidal Oroqen

transitional	Oroch Udege

Southern

Nanai group	Nanai Orok Ulch

Manchu group	Jurchen Manchu Xibe

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